For the matter of picking up Wang Defa's family, Qin Siyang asked Edward for help.
Edward didn't hesitate at all.
Right now, he was paying his rent with Qin Siyang's support, and he had long been troubled by not knowing what his position was beside Qin Siyang.
Edward had even consulted his father, Jonathan, but Governor Jonathan also said he couldn't help.
("Child, the path Qin Siyang is walking is unlike anyone your father has ever known. I can't use my past experience to guide you. This difficulty, you may have to overcome it yourself. But once you do, a wonderful future will surely be waiting for you. Also, remember this: your father will always be your strongest backing.")
So Edward could only observe and explore on his own in daily life, trying to find something he was good at but Qin Siyang couldn't do.
But to his regret, he found none.
Qin Siyang was practically flawless.
In terms of combat strength, he could brutally beat top second-year students.
In terms of god-hunting ability, Edward couldn't even see his back.
In terms of wealth, piles of rare materials, a true landowning tycoon.
In terms of status, on close terms with professors and even the university president.
Even the girl he secretly admired had excellent grades and stunning looks.
The only shortcoming might be that he wasn't as dashing and handsome as Edward.
But the "dashing and handsome" lane around Qin Siyang had already been taken by Gu Yunpeng.
That made Edward even more helpless.
How could there be someone so close to perfect?
He even had a wildly inappropriate thought. If only he could be Qin Siyang and Wen Shu's son, how great would that be!
So when Qin Siyang asked him to help pick people up and bring them to District 7, Edward agreed without the slightest hesitation.
Even his usual gloomy mood was swept away for the most part.
He didn't think that, as the son of a governor, organizing a convoy to help Qin Siyang pick people up was anything embarrassing.
He felt even more ashamed of being idle and useless at the guesthouse.
Edward hoped that, beside a bright moon admired by all like Qin Siyang, he could find the value of his own existence as a star.
Seeing Edward happily agree to the matter, Qin Siyang couldn't help but feel emotional as well.
The gap between people was really huge.
Edward lived to realize his own value.
Wang Defa lived simply to survive.
Hopefully, during the week-long drive, the two of them wouldn't feel awkward chatting with each other.
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[Blue Star Calendar, July 28, 2010]
[Gregorian calendar, Wednesday, Blue Star Hepatitis Day]
[Summer calendar, Gengyin Year, Sixth Month, Seventeenth Day. Auspicious for marriage, consecration, travel, praying for blessings, seeking heirs, lifting taboos, breaking ground, opening markets, trading, hanging plaques, and moving into a residence]
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Today's summer calendar had no taboos at all. Everything was auspicious. It could be said to be a good omen.
For Qin Siyang, this day truly was extremely lucky.
Because the missing person Li Tianming had finally returned.
Li Tianming's return meant that his [Path of Believers] was about to begin.
Qin Siyang came to the Miracle Building and found that all the professors were sitting in the lobby on the first floor. Even Lu Daoxing, who had always been too busy to show his face, was present.
It was just that Lu Daoxing had deep dark circles under his eyes, messy hair, and a garlic nose as red as a fully ripened pomegranate. He looked to be in worrying physical condition.
"Professor Lu, you really need to pay attention to rest."
Lu Daoxing nodded, "I know. Today I'll sleep five or six hours and get a good rest."
"Five or six hours? That's nowhere near enough!"
"There's no time to rest that much. The Ministry of Economy is pressing hard. Brother Hao, give me two more bottles of potions that improve rest efficiency or reduce physical fatigue."
Hao Liang sighed, "Alright, come get them from me later."
Qin Siyang thought about it and realized he couldn't really help Professor Lu with anything. Having the guesthouse send him meals every day was already the only assistance he could offer.
Then he looked at Li Tianming and complained, "Old Li, you're way too busy. I've barely seen you at all this past month."
Li Tianming yawned and nodded, "I really have been extremely busy. Mainly because a friend of mine had some encounters outside the Safe Zone. Discussing and arranging related research directions with him took quite a bit of effort."
Li Tianming got straight to the point, "Little Qin, I heard you ran into a Nightmare Lantern Tree and survived after being attacked?"
"Yes."
"Do you have any gains you plan to share with us? If Brother Zhang hadn't called me about this, I'd probably still be discussing research on Blue Water Glazed Star Ore with my friend and wouldn't have rushed back early."
"What?", Qin Siyang looked furious, "You answer Director Chen's calls, you answer Professor Zhang's calls, but you don't answer mine?"
Li Tianming looked disgusted, "You talk too much nonsense. If I answered your calls, I wouldn't get anything done at all."
"What if I had something urgent to talk to you about?"
"If you had something urgent, Brother Zhang and the others would tell me."
"I swear…"
"Hurry up and get to the point. I'm only staying back for two days, then I have to leave again. Until you start the new term, I probably won't have much free time."
After muttering a couple more complaints, Qin Siyang began talking about his experience with Hu Chan.
Although he couldn't remember the detailed experience of that beautiful life within the structure of the Nightmare Lantern Tree, he could still vaguely recall the final memory of choosing a life in front of the Nightmare Lantern Tree.
After listening, Chang Tianxiang asked curiously, "So you're saying that after experiencing one dream life and a choice after death, the two of you woke up?"
"Yes."
"And it only lasted two days?"
"A little over two days, not quite two and a half."
"That's not right," Chang Tianxiang frowned deeply, "As far as I remember, the Nightmare Lantern Tree's attack is continuous and never stops."
Chang Tianxiong nodded, "That's right. Although we don't know what kind of nightmare those attacked by the Nightmare Lantern Tree experience, those dark gold, eerie lanterns appear in front of the victim every one or two days, until the victim dies." [T/N: There's a chance that he is still living in the dream but it is too far-fetched.]
Then Chang Tianxiong continued, "Based on Little Qin's description and the known information, I have a guess. Tell me if this sounds right. The Nightmare Lantern Tree weaves beautiful dreams for the victim and makes them choose. If they choose to return to the Safe Zone, it attacks again, continuing to weave dreams and force choices. This continues until the victim chooses that false life, refuses to return to the Safe Zone, and their mind is completely lost."
Li Tianming nodded, "Chang Er's analysis is pretty good. I think that's how it is. This also explains why some people die one or two days after being attacked, while others only die after half a month."
Qin Siyang sucked in a breath of cold air, "So that means that sequence ability user who died after half a month went through six or seven dream choices before completely losing himself? My god, the firmness of his will is really inhuman!"
"He's inhuman? If you ask me, you're even more inhuman."
Li Tianming looked at Qin Siyang, "Others couldn't escape the Nightmare Lantern Tree's attack even after six or seven times. Why did it end for you after just one?"
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